Living in Alexandria, IN
Alexandria is a big small town of 5,155 people in Madison County, Indiana. It's about 15 miles from Muncie, IN and 42 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $801 a month.
5,155people
$98kTypical home
$801/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
20"Snow
216Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,155
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,704 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 15 mi to Muncie, IN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$617/mo)
- Median rent $801/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (446 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to IND airport
- 50 mi to IND (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 873 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 281 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 51 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+27 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk